Comments on: Guster @ The Egg, 3/28/12https://blog.timesunion.com/localarts/guster-the-egg-32812/22509/
Join the A&E team's discussion of the arts in the Capital RegionTue, 13 Feb 2018 15:03:52 +0000hourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8.2By: Jhttps://blog.timesunion.com/localarts/guster-the-egg-32812/22509/#comment-54730
Mon, 02 Apr 2012 23:02:14 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/localarts/?p=22509#comment-54730Great show :)
]]>By: Brett Groffhttps://blog.timesunion.com/localarts/guster-the-egg-32812/22509/#comment-54593
Sat, 31 Mar 2012 13:57:18 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/localarts/?p=22509#comment-54593This was the best concert I have ever been too and it was the best Guster concert period! Ryan, Adam, Luke and Brian were on fire. They were all so funny. From Ryan’s comments about the Plaza (I love the Plaza!), to Adam’s Chariots of Fire slow motion run, to Luke’s improvisation of Bury Me (which Ryan said was a terrible Guster song, but I kind of like) and Brian’s Glockenspiel playing.

This concert was so interactive, something you don’t get at SPAC but which The Egg can provide. It is such a warm environment. I loved the fact that they took requests, even though my request of I’m Through (a very obscure song on the Satellite EP) didn’t get through, it was awesome that they played some songs that people wanted. I love Deep Cuts from artists and to see a lot of these Guster songs performed live was just incredible.

Best songs of the show…Satellite, The Beginning Of The End, Bad Bad World & That’s No Way To Get To Heaven.

Even though this was a stripped down acoustic show, I sang along to every song. I did look around a couple of times at the audience and it just seemed to be that most people weren’t really into it, but it could have been just where I was looking.

The sound was also incredible, kudos to The Egg and the audio technician. Hopefully Ingrid Michaelson and Collective Soul will be just as good.

]]>By: Jeffhttps://blog.timesunion.com/localarts/guster-the-egg-32812/22509/#comment-54491
Fri, 30 Mar 2012 04:39:17 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/localarts/?p=22509#comment-54491As always a fantastically enjoyable show riddled with honest humor and calculated improvisation. The general public has no clue who or what Guster is,,, and honestly that’s just fine with the band’s true fans. For those who truly enjoy quality pop/rock/alt music flavored with folk, funk, and disco, plus gorgeously rocking symphonic strings, this was THE show for you.
Guster is in control of their artistic direction, and they have always been on an upward trajectory from their incarnation. They are truly a hidden treasure. DO NOT let the goofy sounding name of the band get in the way of you taking a few moments to try to enjoy some of their songs, old and new. If you truly enjoy good music you will “hear” my words.
]]>By: Mikey Ahttps://blog.timesunion.com/localarts/guster-the-egg-32812/22509/#comment-54467
Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:29:11 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/localarts/?p=22509#comment-54467Last night was my first Guster show – wish I had seem them before. One of the best shows I’ve ever seen. Has anyone seen a set list from last night? I’m fairly new to Guster and a couple of the songs last night were incredible!
]]>By: CP Residenthttps://blog.timesunion.com/localarts/guster-the-egg-32812/22509/#comment-54461
Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:51:26 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/localarts/?p=22509#comment-54461This was by far the best Guster concert I’ve seen. It was very much like old school acoustic Guster from the Parachute days blended well with their newer stuff.
]]>By: Dan Palmerhttps://blog.timesunion.com/localarts/guster-the-egg-32812/22509/#comment-54452
Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:53:22 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/localarts/?p=22509#comment-54452“Architects and Engineers” was my life’s theme song last year – after moving into a Troy townhouse and driving my wife to work on Capital Hill everyday.

The Bridge from the song sounds like it was written for Nelson and Wally Harrison…

“So the architects and the engineers,
build the monuments
make the souvenirs.”

The second verse reminds me of the festering wounds of regret exhibited by preservationists, especially those who were alive and aware to see the changes happen in person…

“These moments they can never last
like a sad old man with his photographs.
Who’s wishing for the things he cannot change”

And finally, the second half of the bridge sums up the the cynical mood that living in the Capital District, with all its BS and posturing – while the masses suffer, can conjure in the average citizen…

“We are occupants.
It’s a trap this town.
We are burning up.
We are fading out.
We are shooting stars.”

How funny that they actually APPRECIATE the sometimes jarring variety and scale of downtown Albany’s buildings.

Even the video for the song features Troy/Albany-type townhouses and a scene that could pass for Washington Park’s tree lined Promenade!

]]>By: VAhttps://blog.timesunion.com/localarts/guster-the-egg-32812/22509/#comment-54444
Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:19:29 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/localarts/?p=22509#comment-54444We were at the show last night and it was absolutely fantastic!!
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